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Complex Action, 1966
The painting 'Complex Action' from 1966 by Alfred Lenica is an oil on canvas work measuring 130 x 97 cm. It is signed in the lower left corner: Lenica, and has an inscription on the reverse: A.LENICA 1966 WARSAW 'COMPLEX ACTION'. The work represents the mature style of the painter, who combines influences of tachisme, surrealism, and art informel. Lenica used dripping technique and unconventional tools, creating dynamic, swirling compositions of colored spots, often outlined, filling the surface of the painting. His painting refers to natural forms, which gave rise to the term biological painting style.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Alfred Lenica
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Date of birth and death
4 August 1899 – 16 April 1977
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Natinality
Polish
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Style
Abstract, surrealism, tachisme, informel, dripping
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Significant works
Large-format oil paintings, murals such as ‘Three Elements’ for the UN, Chile series
Information about the work
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Year:
1966
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Execution technique:
oil on canvas
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Location:
private collection, Poznań; auction Uppsala Auktionskammare 11.12.2019, lot 678
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Theme:
abstract painting, tachisme, surrealism, art informel, biological painting
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work shows the relationship between the conscious gesture of the creator and programmed chance as well as automatic recording of psychic states, combining surrealism with the expression of biological painting.
The key to interpreting the work
Interpretation should take into account the use of dripping technique, traces of painterly gesture, and the context of Lenica's work in the Polish avant-garde of the 20th century.Auction information
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Estimated price:
120 000 - 140 000 zł
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Auction price:
115 000 zł
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